Slathered Poems

Pooping Like A Proper Italian this is for Jan

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I poop every morning after a Pizzelle slathered in Nutella 
it is nine am in Italy and not a good time to eat mortadella 

I poop after lunch after eating pizza with spicy pepperoni
it is t...

Moon Bathing

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   Slathered in sweat
   Warmed by the light
   Joyful smell of wet
   Bathed in simmering warmth
   Bringing the gleam
   Of skin shinning
   Moon bathing at midnight...

Banner Day

...Once, wild herds of elephants blew trumpets
as spiced tea and jam slathered crumpets 
brightly declared the sun would shine soon,
snapping the spell of a thin crescent moon. 
Like a child's praye...

definitely juried in

...The swirls in the painting were thickly slathered onto the canvas
Would they ever dry? The artist was unconcerned.
Concentrating on the creative process, not the technicality of his art.
The art t...

Yellow Words

...Yellow Words—Used 10 times in the poem

Under the warm yellow sun
floating on the calm Yellow Sea
fishing for the sweet tasting yellow fin tuna.
My mouth waters at the thought of
tuna steaks sl...

We are Food Connoisseurs

...I am from the Midwest
We eat our cattle while they are running
Condiments?
Ha!
I scoff at that

Rabbit stew made of their feet
We allow them to hop around on their other paws
We are not unkin...

Spanakopita

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six layers of phyllo 
sheets slathered in butter
sauteed spinach 'tween each
several kinds of cheese
savory parmesan
sharp crumbles of feta
served while crispy and hot
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maple syrup

...I want maple syrup
For breakfast I had pancakes
Slathered in peanut butter and maple syrup
My lunch was meatloaf
The topping was maple syrup, ketchup and mustard
After supper I have a little war...

Jolted by Twilight

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I lay with languor praying for an answer I’d been seeking.
Azure glitter-drops splashed upon
the clean white sand nearby my feet.
I drifted into sleep then as wisps of clouds
in a sky mirroring...

Of Poetry's Perfection

...I’ve littered the page with alliteration
Marbled it with metaphor
Injected it with irony
Confined it in constrictive cadence
Slathered it with slithering syllabic silliness
Ravenously roamed the...

Four Eyed Cranium

...Icy zephyrs slice through my cloak, a spectral wind,
Exhale of dread, shudder and hasten, tremors awaken,
Sensation of unseen gazes, pivot, yet no soul in sight.
Hehe, narrow escape, her beauty, a...

The Final Mosaics Class

...I watched the projects taking shape,
All varied in design – 
A tree, a flower, a giraffe,
All different from mine.

One displayed a pot of blooms,
Another one huge eye,
Each finished effort pr...

Awaiting a growth spurt that never happened

...Awaiting a growth spurt that never happened

When a boy,
I wanted to be as tall as my father
(he passed away October seventh
two thousand and twenty
linkedin to congestive heart failure),
who ...

Hummocks of Glimmering Sand

...The sun was newly risen above the Earth
His golden smile warmed amber desert sands
The grand landscape resembled barren lands
as sepia grains were slathered in rippling waves
That's what ...

Nacho cheese

...Ground brisket and red bean chili over rice
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Deep fried spaghetti noodles w/zucchini
and bacon and marinara sauce
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Teriyaki Roasted pork or 
Teriyaki Roast...

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